Overcome Executive Job Search Challenges – Baby Boomers
Executive Baby Boomers – and you know who you are if born between 1946 and 1964 – are one of the largest generations moving through and out of the workforce today. The last of the boomers will turn 65 by 2029. If you’re a Baby Boomer and not ready to retire or are thinking about […]
How to Use Travel Tips to Reach Your Career Goals
Were you one of the lucky ones that actually took time off this summer for a vacation? Typically, there is a lot of planning that took place before you took off to the wild blue yonder; choosing a destination, setting a budget, purchasing travel tickets, hotel rooms, and then packing the suitcase. What if the […]
The ROI of Hiring a Career Coach
Professional athletes have long known the secret to success is hiring a coach. Take any sport, tennis, football, boxing, even Olympic athletes, and behind every one of them, especially the high achievers, you will find a coach mentoring, and supporting that athlete. Large organizations like Coca-Cola and Mayo Clinic brought in coaches for their executive […]
How Does Knowing Your “WHY” Help You in Your Career?
You may have heard of Simon Sinek, the author of “Start With Why.” His message in this book is focused on how great leaders inspire everyone to take action. So how does knowing more about your “why” help you? The why I am referring to here isn’t “why should I get up and go to […]
Got a Job Offer? Now What?
Congratulate yourself! You aced the interviews (answered those tough interview questions too!) and just received a job offer. Now all you have to do is accept it. But wait – it’s not always that easy. Accepting an offer of a job is an important step in any executive’s career. You may encounter one or more […]
How To Effectively Manage Red Flags In Your Career History
Even executives are not above a few glitches in their career. These five things are challenges you may have encountered during your career. Recruiters can sometimes form biased opinions based on these issues and therefore throw a chink into your job interviewing plans. Here are some helpful tips to overcome the recruiter seeing “red flags.” […]
REFERRALS: The New Currency in Job Search
It’s common knowledge that about an average of 75-150 executives apply for every job opening. It’s not a surprise that half of the people who apply for a job are not qualified. In the mind of the executive recruiter or hiring manager, a referral is more likely to be a qualified candidate. When it comes […]
Don’t Accept a Job Offer Before Asking Yourself These 9 Questions!
It may have been a long road for you to get from successfully getting and “passing” those interviews to subsequently getting to the job offer. Even if the time you invested in job search was short, you are more than likely ready to get settled into a new job. But, before you make that all-important decision have […]
What You Need to Know About These Changes to CEO Roles.
Significant changes in the leadership roles of CEOs are evident globally. Companies need executive leaders with: • Long-term vision, strategy, and ability to adapt to change • Deep understanding of their industry and competitor industries that will have an affect on their industry, as well as lead and inspire transformation • Ability to engage and […]
How to Respond To These Ever Changing Interview Questions
Executives are well aware that they need to be prepared to answer the typical questions during an interview such as: What is your greatest strength? Where do you see yourself in five years? What these types of interview questions don’t reveal is how good an executive will perform in the position, and isn’t that really […]